Steinberg WaveLab 8.5 accelerates workflows for essential audio tasks such as batch processing, file rendering and working with encoders. These include an automated drag-and-drop batch processing feature, simultaneous output to multiple files and formats, real-time A/B comparison of codecs and their settings as well as a dedicated AAC encoder.

Description

Steinberg WaveLab 8.5 accelerates workflows for essential audio tasks such as batch processing, file rendering and working with encoders. These include an automated drag-and-drop batch processing feature, simultaneous output to multiple files and formats, real-time A/B comparison of codecs and their settings as well as a dedicated AAC encoder.

Top features in version 8.5

Watch Folders: Drag-and-drop automated offline-processing feature, using standard folders of the operating system to process and render audio files

Encoder Checker: Compare and contrast codec quality and settings on the fly without perceivable latency and with up to three streams simultaneously, such as MP3, AAC and OGG Vorbis

AAC Encoder: Encode straight to AAC formats, such as HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, HD-AAC and 3GPP, for compatibility to Apple products, such as iTunes, iPod and iPhone

Key features

Leading solution for audio mastering, editing & batch processing

EBU-R128 loudness metering & processing, loudness graph

Workspace concept, intuitive speaker and plug-in management

Sonnox Restoration Suite, error correction & spectrum-editing

Watch Folders for automated drag-and-drop batch processing

40+ plug-ins incl. iZotope MBIT+ Dither & Voxengo CurveEQ

Analysis tools with 3D & global analysis, 8 metering scales

Encoder Checker for quality comparison of audio codecs

15+ file formats, DDP image creation & CD burning engine

Professional editing tools for precise cutting & high-res zooming

DDP image creation and extensive metadata support

Watch Folders: revolutionary drag & drop batch processor

Introducing Watch Folders, WaveLab 8.5 accelerates everyday file conversion and batch processing tasks by outsourcing them to any designated standard folder of a supported operating system. Use WaveLab to create any number of Watch Folders for tasks such as dithering, normalization, plug-in rendering and audio file format conversion.

Audio files placed into the folder will automatically be converted using the processing commands created for that folder. After setting up the Watch Folder processing, the Watch Folder feature runs in the background at operating system level and the main WaveLab application does not need to be running.

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